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The Shad Festival PARADE Saturday morning is
always the biggest entertainment during the annual festival,
but plenty of music and dance events are on the schedule too.
Click on the little fish labeled Schedule for details of hours
and locations for these events.
Here is what is planned for 2008:
The MISS GRIFTON PAGEANT will be Saturday, April 12, at 7:30
p.m. at the Grifton School auditorium. The winner will present
awards to winners of other Shad Festival events and then
represent Grifton all year at other parades, pageants and
public events.
Two new events on the Town Common will be Elvis and Tim McGraw
impersonators. The ELVIS-JOHN PARRIS SHOW will be Saturday,
April 19, from 1-2 p.m. and Sunday, April 20, from noon to 1
p.m. The Tim McGraw impersonator, TIM HAIR, will perform
Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m.
PACTOLUS STEEL BAND will give a Band Concert on Saturday,
April 19, at noon to 1 p.m. at the Town Common stage.
LATIN MUSIC AND DANCES: Back by popular demand is Latin music
on Sunday afternoon. SALSA music, lessons and dancing will be
from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Town Common with Procopio Serrano
teaching at 1 p.m. and DeeJay Ramon providing the
lively music. Then at 3 p.m. a special treat: BALLET
FOLKLORICO ESPIRITU LATINO, a troupe of Mexican dancers in
colorful costumes dancing traditional dances of the Jalisco
and Nuevo Leon areas of Mexico.
CLOGGERS: The Green Grass Cloggers will give two shows
on Saturday afternoon (1-1:30 and 2-2:30 p.m.), accompanied by
the Boys from Carolina BLUEGRASS band at the Queen
Street Performance Area (CB’s Service Station). The Boys
from Carolina will play before and after the clogging
downtown, and from 4-5 p.m. they will entertain at the Grifton
Civic Center.
LINE DANCERS: On Saturday afternoon will be two line dance
groups, the Carolina Girls and Shimmy Shakerz.
The Shimmy Shakerz will perform at the Town Common
stage from 11:30 a.m. to noon and the Carolina
Girls will perform at the Queen Street Performance Area (CB’s
Service Center) from 1:30 to 2 p.m.
GRIFTON SHAD IDOL TALENT SHOW begins at 3 p.m. Saturday at the
Town Common stage. Cash prizes for winners. Select your
performance time by calling Melissa at 252-814-3985 (cell).
MUSIC AT THE MINIPARK from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Mattie’s
Minipark will again feature Anthony Gonzales with his wide
selection of CDs and featuring area church GOSPEL GROUPS.
Saturday night’s STREET DANCE (7-11 p.m.) band will be
Rhythm Street with Nicky Harris.
Other non-musical entertainment includes FISHY TALES
Storytelling (or Liar’s) Contest at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening,
April 15, at the Grifton School cafeteria with free T-shirts
for contestants, trophies for winners and cash prizes for
organizations. SHAD-O (bingo on special cards) will be Friday
night, April 18, from 7-9:30 p.m., also at the Grifton School
cafeteria.
PURPLE the CLOWN will entertain with balloon sculptures and
Magic Shows both Saturday and Sunday afternoons downtown.
CHILDREN’S CRAFTS sponsored by Home Depot of Greenville will
be both Saturday and Sunday afternoons in the Town Common
area, and FACE PAINTING will be there too, near the PONY RIDES
and PETTING ZOO. Youngsters can also “fish” for prizes in a
pool provided by ECU students who will also teach how to tie
fishing flies at CATCH IT ON THE FLY.
A CLIMBING WALL and CARNIVAL RIDES will offer thrills, and
tournaments in BASKETBALL FREE THROW and SHAD TOSS (throwing
real fish) and CASTING COMPETITION both Saturday and Sunday
will award trophies in various age groups.
If you have a canoe, kayak or other boat, bring it to the Shad
Festival and enjoy going out on CONTENTNEA CREEK. The boat
landing is only one block from the GRIFTON HISTORICAL MUSEUM
and ART SHOW.
The Grifton Shad Festival means
family fun for all ages and interests!
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